An Ode to Winter By Aanand Oh, dear winter, your cold windy days, building snowmen, and making snow angels,
Oh, cold winter, your beautiful snowflakes, slowly drifting down, while I try to catch one on my tongue,
Oh, lovely winter when your cold blizzards strike, I'm lucky to be in a cozy blanket, drinking a cup of hot cocoa, oh, lovely winter
An Ode to Chocolate by Aanand Oh delightful chocolate, sweet, tasty, made from the sweetest cocoa beans of the finest cocoa trees, oh yummy chocolate.
oh compatible chocolate, either in ice cream, or packed in tight squares in a bar, too much of you is going too far, oh delicious chocolate.
oh sweet chocolate, I crave for you, whether you're in brownies or in chocolate milk, I still crave for you, oh tasty chocolate.
An Ode to my Kitties By Devan Johnson
Oh kitties, my kittiesYour gestures mean more than your little noses know,As they rub up against my cheek and make a soft purr in which I hear ‘love.’Like waves breaking on the shore your face crashes over mine relentlessly, rhythmically, existentially, and calls into being the sandy frailty of my daily façade. Oh kitties, my kitties, Your little kitty toes shield your little kitty faces from the light I just turned on when I entered the room, I’m sorry to have woken you from your well-earned slumber, it’s been a long day of licking, and swatting, and growling, and sleeping. Oh it’s hard being a little kitty, sleep little kitties, and let your purrs reverberate through the floorboards into the foundation of this house.
Oh kitties, my kitties, Your aires of nonchalance Aren’t fooling anyone Who touches the feeling of caring, your distant and apathetic looks hardly detract from the warm and furry furriness of your furvacious fur, To bury one’s face in it is to have little kitty arms wrapped around one’s head, little kitty arms punctuated with little kitty claws… ow, ow, little kitty claws…
Ode to the Beach By Julia Oh dear beach, your gentle winds brush against my cheek as I bask in the sun, your cold water, chills my body as I splash through the salty, fish filled waves. I run through a school of fish, I jump on a surfboard and lie on my stomach, as I rock gently back and forth in the shallow waters
I smell salty air, I stare at the small hole in the ground. I rush myself to the ocean and fill the hole up as my own private swimming hole, as my mother brings me a chocolate bar, I eat it contently, while a small blue fish tickles my toes. I stare over the crowded, sand covered land.
Wind swirls all around, we make shapes out of wet, salty sand when the tide comes in, we go with the flow and splash around
Why are you so hot on land and cold in the ocean? Why do you make us giggle when we’re knocked over by waves?
O dear beach, you are so relaxing and warm, as you let us mold shapes on your grainy, soft shore
We shield our food from the thieving seagulls
O beach, you always let us have a good time.
*"Ode to Friends" Samantha H. It's their questions, quirks, and qualities That make me love my friends so dearly. They are my sweethearts, honeys and darlings, My companions, comrades and allies. And only my babes, my dearies, my right-hand warriors Know where to find me When I am lost or hiding And you raise me up. You are that pressure in my chest, That awareness in my soul, Telling me softly, gently, kindly That with you I’m always home. And you have to know by nowT hat I need you Much more than you need me. But tell me your pains, sweetheart, And I will make them go away. Tell me your fears, silly goose, And I will keep you safe. Tell me things won’t change, cherie, And I’ll make sure they stay the same .But as for this moment here between us Let me hold onto you Just for a little while longer For I am tired and must rest And you are so much stronger.*
An Ode to Kittens By Anushka
My dream kitten the fluffy fur the soft fur the small sweet kitten its small tail its eyes like lakes its small pink nose smells like flowers looks so pretty oh how I wish it was mine
Your droopy fur your small white tail harmless as other people don’t think but how I love you you don’t bite you don’t get your fur dirty you’re great about everything, and never are mean
I wish you could talk what would you say? do you like me? Please be mine
Ode to Black
By Nydia
Shrouded in secrecy
You hide me quite well
If no one is looking
Then they can’t tell
That I drown in your depth
Wrap myself in your void
Together we lurch in dark corners
Hide happily from golden rays
Play dress up as funeral mourners
Get lost in the abyss for days
Your soot keeps me calm
Cradles my love in its gaze
Forever together, lost at sea
Oh, black how I love thee
An Ode to the Beach By Annika
Oh soft hot sand On my feet Running to water And jumping in. Your water feels cool on a hot day. Under water Close my eyes I’ll come up for The salty beach air. Dancing with family On the Beach You put sand all over Me. Making a Water pool For your crabs to Swim in.
Getting tan And a sunburn On my nose. A seagull takes Snacks while I Watch Dolphins
Ode to Christmas by Annika
Oh you Jolly Holiday. With you Santa Claus so merry. I love you sound of Jingle Bells On Christmas day.
I unwrap your presents. out my sticking Comes your candy canes Five dollars and a Plastic Ring
"Oh mommy, mommy!" I used to say as I Opened my last present. Now I go "Mom, I'm opening the last present!"
As I open your last present as family sit Around. Out comes An Artist Painting Set Which I've always Wanted!!! Oh bye Wow Jolly, Holly Christmas How sad I'm when you Leave.
Ode to Spyro the Dragon Sarah Muldowney
Eager, headstrong, purple protagonist, protecting residents of Dragon Realm
You gather gems of radiant reds, brilliant blues, effulgent emeralds
When Gnasty Gnorc and his gang of Gnorcs freeze your friends you frolic across the Playstation plane You free them
An Ode to TreesBy Jocelyn Oh trees you are so pretty you have such colorful leaves Maple trees give out syrup yummy, sticky and golden brown
You’re fun to climb you make me calm icicles hang from our branches in the winter glinting snow on your bare head
In Fall your leaves fall off you they turn so crunchy and yellow, sometimes red or brown or just stays green oh your leaves are just incredible
You breathe in carbon dioxide you give us all oxygen even though you have bugs in you, I don’t care I love you so much I’ll do anything. what would it be, oh lovely tree?
Ode to Earth by Jocelyn
O Earth you are so important you are just what we all live in you are all nature and that's what I love about YOU
By Aanand
Oh, dear winter,
your cold windy days,
building snowmen,
and making snow angels,
Oh, cold winter,
your beautiful snowflakes,
slowly drifting down,
while I try to catch one on my tongue,
Oh, lovely winter
when your cold blizzards strike,
I'm lucky to be in a cozy blanket,
drinking a cup of hot cocoa,
oh, lovely winter
An Ode to Chocolate
by Aanand
Oh delightful chocolate,
sweet,
tasty,
made from the sweetest cocoa beans
of the finest cocoa trees,
oh yummy chocolate.
oh compatible chocolate,
either in ice cream,
or packed in tight squares in a bar,
too much of you is going too far,
oh delicious chocolate.
oh sweet chocolate,
I crave for you,
whether you're in brownies
or in chocolate milk,
I still crave for you,
oh tasty chocolate.
An Ode to my Kitties
By Devan Johnson
Oh kitties, my kittiesYour gestures mean more than your little noses know,As they rub up against my cheek and make a soft purr in which I hear ‘love.’Like waves breaking on the shore your face crashes over mine relentlessly, rhythmically, existentially, and calls into being the sandy frailty of my daily façade.
Oh kitties, my kitties,
Your little kitty toes
shield your little kitty faces from the light I just turned on when I entered the room,
I’m sorry to have woken you from your well-earned slumber,
it’s been a long day of licking, and swatting, and growling, and sleeping.
Oh it’s hard being a little kitty, sleep little kitties,
and let your purrs reverberate through the floorboards into the foundation of this house.
Oh kitties, my kitties,
Your aires of nonchalance
Aren’t fooling anyone
Who touches the feeling of caring, your distant and apathetic looks hardly detract
from the warm and furry furriness of your furvacious fur,
To bury one’s face in it is to have little kitty arms wrapped around one’s head,
little kitty arms punctuated with little kitty claws… ow, ow, little kitty claws…
Ode to the Beach
By Julia
Oh dear beach, your gentle winds
brush against my cheek
as I bask in
the sun,
your cold
water, chills my
body as I splash
through the
salty, fish filled
waves. I run through
a school of fish,
I jump on a
surfboard
and lie on my stomach,
as I rock gently back
and forth in the
shallow waters
I smell salty air,
I stare at
the small hole in
the ground. I rush myself
to the ocean and fill the
hole up as my own private
swimming hole, as my mother
brings me a chocolate bar,
I eat it contently,
while a small blue fish
tickles my toes.
I stare over the
crowded, sand covered
land.
Wind swirls all around,
we make shapes
out of wet, salty sand
when the tide comes in,
we go with the flow
and splash
around
Why are you so hot on land
and
cold in the ocean?
Why do you make us
giggle when we’re
knocked over by waves?
O dear beach,
you are so
relaxing and
warm, as you let us
mold shapes
on your grainy, soft shore
We shield our food
from the thieving seagulls
O beach, you always
let us have a good time.
*"Ode to Friends"
Samantha H.
It's their questions, quirks, and qualities
That make me love my friends so dearly.
They are my sweethearts, honeys and darlings,
My companions, comrades and allies.
And only my babes, my dearies, my right-hand warriors
Know where to find me
When I am lost or hiding
And you raise me up.
You are that pressure in my chest,
That awareness in my soul,
Telling me softly, gently, kindly
That with you I’m always home.
And you have to know by nowT
hat I need you
Much more than you need me.
But tell me your pains, sweetheart,
And I will make them go away.
Tell me your fears, silly goose,
And I will keep you safe.
Tell me things won’t change, cherie,
And I’ll make sure they stay the same
.But as for this moment here between us
Let me hold onto you
Just for a little while longer
For I am tired and must rest
And you are so much stronger.*
An Ode to Kittens
By Anushka
My dream kitten
the fluffy fur
the soft fur
the small sweet kitten
its small tail
its eyes like lakes
its small pink nose
smells like flowers
looks so pretty
oh how I wish it was
mine
Your droopy fur
your small white tail
harmless as other people don’t think
but how
I
love you
you don’t bite
you don’t get your fur dirty
you’re great about everything,
and never are mean
I wish you could talk
what would you say?
do you like me?
Please be mine
Ode to Black
By Nydia
Shrouded in secrecy
You hide me quite well
If no one is looking
Then they can’t tell
That I drown in your depth
Wrap myself in your void
Together we lurch in dark corners
Hide happily from golden rays
Play dress up as funeral mourners
Get lost in the abyss for days
Your soot keeps me calm
Cradles my love in its gaze
Forever together, lost at sea
Oh, black how I love thee
An Ode to the Beach
By Annika
Oh soft hot sand
On my feet
Running to water
And jumping in.
Your water feels cool on a hot day.
Under water
Close my eyes
I’ll come up for
The salty beach air.
Dancing with family
On the Beach
You put sand all over
Me. Making a
Water pool
For your crabs to
Swim in.
Getting tan
And a sunburn
On my nose.
A seagull takes
Snacks while I
Watch Dolphins
Ode to Christmas
by Annika
Oh you Jolly Holiday.
With you Santa Claus so merry.
I love you sound of Jingle Bells
On Christmas day.
I unwrap your presents.
out my sticking
Comes your candy canes
Five dollars and a
Plastic Ring
"Oh mommy, mommy!"
I used to say as I
Opened my last present.
Now I go "Mom, I'm opening
the last present!"
As I open your last
present as family sit
Around. Out comes
An Artist Painting Set
Which I've always
Wanted!!! Oh bye
Wow Jolly, Holly Christmas
How sad I'm when you
Leave.
Ode to Spyro the Dragon
Sarah Muldowney
Eager, headstrong,
purple protagonist,
protecting residents of
Dragon Realm
Honey horned,
sheep swallowing,
dragonfly directed
hero
You gather gems
of radiant reds,
brilliant blues,
effulgent emeralds
When Gnasty Gnorc
and his gang of Gnorcs
freeze your friends
you frolic
across the Playstation plane
You free them
An Ode to TreesBy Jocelyn
Oh trees you
are so pretty
you have such
colorful leaves
Maple trees give out
syrup
yummy, sticky
and golden brown
You’re fun to
climb
you make me
calm
icicles hang from
our branches
in the
winter
glinting snow on
your bare head
In Fall your
leaves fall off
you
they turn
so crunchy and
yellow, sometimes
red
or
brown
or just stays
green
oh your
leaves are just
incredible
You breathe in
carbon dioxide
you give us all
oxygen
even though
you have bugs
in you, I don’t
care
I love you
so much I’ll
do anything.
what would it
be, oh lovely tree?
Ode to Earth
by Jocelyn
O Earth you are so important
you are just what we all live in
you are all nature
and that's what
I love
about
YOU
Ode to Designing a Unique Reality
Somehow I’m tired
Despite sleeping in until noon
Discouraged
Even though I have not tried.
Caught off guard; vulnerable
Distracted by nothing important
Thinking about all the mistakes I’ve made.
Counting the snooze alarms, the coffee
The rare moments of you.
A friend sleeps soundly in the corner
A stranger works intensely out of sight
Are we equally concerned?
I’ve ignored the man behind me
His investments (pointed at the back of my neck)
His fists crashing down on the desk
Out of annoyance, demanding
An auxiliary or a victim.
Youth and my labor, only defenses
Which dwindle away with time.
Maybe motivation
Is innate
Could I give myself a break?
Instead maybe I ought to ask for help
I don’t have to everything by myself
Yes, your company and word are rare
But it only takes a moment
Before I can take control
Knowing that a sunrise like this
Is fair warning.
Oh, but it’s fair to say
This has been the reality
I have built
Nurtured
And challenged.